The National Council of State has approved the appointment of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presented Amupitan’s nomination to the Council during its meeting on Thursday, following the exit of Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who served as INEC Chairman from 2015 until October 2025.
According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Council unanimously endorsed Amupitan’s nomination, describing him as a man of integrity and impeccable character.
President Tinubu noted that Amupitan, who hails from Ayetoro Gbede in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, is the first person from the North-Central region to be nominated for the position. He also stressed that the nominee is apolitical and possesses vast experience in law and governance.
In line with constitutional requirements, the President will forward Amupitan’s name to the Senate for screening and confirmation.
Born on April 25, 1967, Professor Amupitan is a Professor of Law at the University of Jos, where he currently serves as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration). He is also the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Joseph Ayo Babalola University in Osun State.
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria since 2014, Amupitan specialises in Company Law, Evidence Law, Corporate Governance, and Privatisation Law. He has held several academic and administrative positions, including Dean of the Faculty of Law and Chairman of the Committee of Deans and Directors at UNIJOS.
Beyond academia, he serves on several boards, including the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Governing Council, the Council of Legal Education, and Integrated Dairies Limited in Vom.
Amupitan is also a prolific author, with publications such as Corporate Governance: Models and Principles (2008), Evidence Law: Theory and Practice in Nigeria (2013), and Principles of Company Law (2013).
He is married and blessed with four children.
To New chairman of inec
Congratulations to you. Please put God first with everything you are doing. God will guide you and protect you.
We knew that Tinubu will eventually appoint his kinsman as inec chairman. A yoruba man is a Yoruba man. Whether from Kogi, Lagos or Osun.
Congratulations Prof. Amupitan, write your name with pen
Congratulations sir be a good ambassador of all josites and let unijos name be written in gold cos of the impeccable work you will do
Congratulations to you sir, you will succeed in Jesus name
Congratulations to the new Inec chairman. History and posterity beckons. Let our politicians and governments in power at all levels allow him do the job without interference. Nigerian will be great again by God’s grace.
The more they praised their qualifications, integrity and wonderful experiences the more they perform disastrously.
No one has come up with his testimony on his ability to resist inducement to compromise integrity?
I reserved my congratulations to him till when he has delivered.
Goat must born goat.. Our faith is in Christ Jesus not man… Because is sure that tinubu must appoint his loyalty.. But God no go fail us
Congratulations sir. Nigeria is faced with sentiments and various discrimination tendencies. They will call you names, but stand with truth, fairness and just and God will support you.
No nominee why satisfy everybody because he’s Human not Angelic. Even an Angel will still be qurried by some NIGERIANS. Some must have misgivings by nature. Let him be sincere and determined to do a good job for posterity sake. Wish him best of luck in the ardous task.
Did you expect Tinubu to appoint an Igbo man as inec chairman?
Congratulations, God help Nigeria
I know you people will never satisfy,the man is from kogi,so what else?
Please sir don’t compromise and do the will of God thank you
Let await for his own outcome
U are welcome, but remember and bear it in mind that there will be no mago-mago come 2027.
God is wishing you if you no do well na you sabi
Be wise so that you will not be use and dump same ways the past INEC chair man was use and dump.
Because at this point much will be expected from you come 2027.
But use your head.
Please remember what you teach your students in class. Don’t rig our election for money.
He’s from the north central dude. Not south west.
God they Giver of power well Protect you, Ameen.be a good Man ok
The man has appointed whom he likes ,if they don’t like him that is their cup tea.
Congrats Prof, But Remember that all eyes is on you.
Congratulations to him. Stay away from politicians and be neutral in discharging your duty. Never allow your emotions cloud your sense of rationality. I hope he corrects the wrongs in inec and maintain his integrity and personality as the elections approaches.
Thank God we have a professor. Please sir don’t tell us to go to court after election but conduct free and fair credibly election comes 2027
Congratulations Prof, please help us we are suffering let vote count comes 2027